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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “geo data”

wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →

For “geo data”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 1 plugin is pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.

wp.org search ranks on

Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.

We add

A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

WorkflowDone Geo Blocker shows at wp.org #8 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 808 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 GEO my WP 3K+ · 4.6★ (139) wp.org #1 2 MapGeo – Interactive Geo Maps 30K+ · 4.4★ (65) wp.org #2 3 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO 30K+ · 4.6★ (683) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Geo Mashup 1K+ · 4.7★ (33) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ · 4.9★ (1463) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 GetGenie – AI SEO Assistant & Content Writer with Keyword Research, AEO & GEO 70K+ · 4.8★ (119) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (808) wp.org #18 9 too low 10 Geo Controller – Geolocation & Geotargeting 1K+ · 4.4★ (31) wp.org #10 11 IP Location Block 10K+ · 4.5★ (35) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #17 5 too low 13 FAZ Cookie Manager 3K+ · 5.0★ (31) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 Visibility – Lightweight SEO, AEO and GEO for Search and AI 600+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #9 5 too high 15 Advanced IP Blocker 3K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #21 6 too low 16 LexonRank: AI Link Building, Free Backlinks, GEO & SEO Automation 800+ · 4.1★ (31) wp.org #20 4 too low 17 WorkflowDone Geo Blocker 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 9 too high 18 GEO Suite – AI SEO, llms.txt & Schema – Octoplug 60+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 6 too high 19 LovedByAI – GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) & AI SEO Plugin: AEO, llms.txt 1K+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #19 20 CookieAdmin – Cookie Consent Banner 400K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 MatrixMap – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Store Locator & World Maps 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 6 too high 22 JennyStudio GEO Factory 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Geo Blocker – Control Site Access by Region and IP 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 ByTheWeb GEO – AI Visibility & SEO Toolkit 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.